Index 



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Madeira vine, for window box 

 culture, 144 



Madonna Lily, when to plant 

 bulbs; how to care for, 88 



Magnesia, Sulphate of, when 

 to apply; quantity of, 169 



Magnolias, soil for; best var- 

 iety; watering, 90, 91 



Maidenhair, fern for table 

 decoration, 60 



Maltese Cross, how to plant; 

 propagation; dividing of 

 roots, 91 



Maple, Norway, for seaside 

 use, 247; how to plant, 

 248 



Marguerite, when to sow seed; 

 staking; protection in win- 

 ter; cuttings, 91, 92 



Marigolds, French; African; 

 how to sow seed; care of; 

 transplanting; soil, 92, 93; 

 Pot, single and double; to 

 have flowers early and late; 

 colors of; hotbed plantings; 

 transplanting; dried leaves 

 of use in cooking, 112, 113 



Marjoram, Sweet; soil for; 

 how to make cuttings; dry- 

 ing leaves, 93 



Martin, the kind of house 

 preferred, 315, 317; what 

 bees they eat, 328; aid in 

 getting rid of the English 

 sparrow, 334 



Mayflower, where to grow; 

 soil requirements, 94 



Meal, Bone, when to apply; 

 quantity of, 170 



Mealy-bug, spray for, 264 



Mice, pine, to destroy, 262 



Midsummer flowers, A list of, 

 298 



Mignonette, sowing seed; suc- 

 cessive plantings; winter 

 house plants; soil; cultiva- 

 tion, 94 



Mildew, on rose bushes, 124; 

 how to rid of, 265 



Miller, Dusty, planted in clus- 

 ters; when to sow seed, 56 



Millet, Japanese, value of, 324 



Mint, to grow in water; where 

 to plant in garden; as shrub- 

 bery, 95 



Miscellaneous Hints on Gar- 

 dening, 279-292 



Mistflower, soil required; how 

 to propagate; mark for loca- 

 tion till plant appears, 95, 

 96 



Mistletoe, how to grow; pro- 

 tection of seed from birds; 

 propagation, 96 



Mock Orange, soil for best 

 growth; pruning; cuttings, 

 97 



Monkshood, hardy growth; 

 length of life of; replanting; 

 to rid of black blight, 97, 98 



Moonflowers, to grow from 

 seed, 98, 147; soil for, 98; 

 vine of rapid growth, 143 



Moonwort, fern for table de- 

 coration, 60 



Morning Glory, vine of rapid 

 growth, 143"; how to plant 

 and when, 145; raised from 

 seed t> 147 



Mosquitoes, breeding by excess 

 moisture, 151; to destroy 

 larvae of, 262; precaution 

 against, 262 



Moss Pinks, with tulips, 139; 

 care of, 125 



Mulberry, Russian, for birds, 



323, 324 

 Multiflora Roses, used for 



hedge or background, 125 

 Myrtle, with lilies-of-the- 



valley, 87 



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Narcissi, placing to best ad- 

 vantage, 76; storing bulbs 

 during winter, 77; forcing 

 plants for Christmas bloom- 

 ing; potted plants, and their 

 cultivation, 51, 78; when to 



